A new book by Charles Goodhart (London School of Economics) and Manoj Pradhan (Talking Heads Macro) argues that the prolonged period of near-zero interest rates may be coming to an…
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Interview: Liquidity Cascades with Corey Hoffstein (Ep. 45)
It has been said that the most dangerous words in investing are “this time is different”. But sometimes a confluence of factors come together to significantly change the character of…
Thinking Long Term with Near-Zero Interest Rates
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal reports that short-term rates may be held near zero for several more years, encouraging some to buy or refinance homes while triggering…
Seven Mind-Blowing Charts from the COVID-19 Crisis That Deserve Your Attention
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The pictures and charts outlined below may actually be worth much more: 30 million unemployed.$7 trillion on…
Ken Fisher to the Fed: Cutting Interest Rates Will Hurt Economy
In a recent article for USA Today, investment expert, author and columnist Ken Fisher wrote, “Hey Federal Reserve Board: Pay attention!” adding that the central bank’s plan to cut short-term…